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Airplanes -- Motors -- Handbooks, manuals, etc

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Includes misc handbooks, manuals, etc related to aircraft / airplane engine operations, maintenance & repair, installation, removal, modification, etc

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Instruction Manual for Curtiss Electric Propellers: Section 11, Aluminum Alloy Blade Propeller (Three Blade), 1941-10, 1943-03

 Item — Box 096, Folder: 008
Identifier: 20212031
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Instruction Manual. Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative directive)

Contents include chapters on: 1. Operation and Description, 2. Installation, 3. Maintenance and Lubrication Instructions, 4. Removal and Disassembly, 5. Inspection and Parts Replacement, 6. Assembly, 7. Balancing and 8. Operational Inspection

Dates: Publication: 1941-10; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Revised: 1943-03

Instruction Manual for Curtiss Electric Propellers: Section 12, Hollow Steel Blade Propeller (Three Blade), 1941-08, 1943-04

 Item — Box 096, Folder: 009
Identifier: 20212032
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Instruction Manual Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative directive)

Contents include chapters on: 1. Operation and Description, 2. Installation, 3. Maintenance and Lubrication Instructions, 4. Removal and Disassembly, 5. Inspection and Parts Replacement, 6. Assembly, 7. Balancing and 8. Operational Inspection

Dates: Publication: 1941-08; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Revised: 1943-04

Instruction Manual for Curtiss Electric Propellers: Section 15, Hollow Steel Blade Propeller (Four Blade), 1942-03, 1943-05

 Item — Box 096, Folder: 010
Identifier: 20212033
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Instruction Manual Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative directive)

Contents include chapters on: 1. Operation and Description, 2. Installation, 3. Maintenance and Lubrication Instructions, 4. Removal and Disassembly, 5. Inspection and Parts Replacement, 6. Assembly, 7. Balancing and 8. Operational Inspection

Dates: Publication: 1942-03; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Revised: 1943-05

Menasco Aircraft Engines (Technical Sales Brochure), 1935-04

 Item — Box 096, Folder: 007
Identifier: 20212028
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Sales Brochure Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative reference)

Contents consist of detailed information regarding 5 Menasco in-line, air-cooled, inverted aircraft engines: B4 (95 h.p.), C4 (125 h.p.), B6 (160 h.p.), C4S (150 h.p.), and the B6S (200 h.p.). Each engine is covered in 4 color-coded pages which include descriptions of each engine, technical specifications, black and white photographs and example installation drawings.

Dates: Publication: 1935-04

Merlin II, III and V Aero-engines (Air Publication 1590B to S, Vol II, Part 3: Instructions for Overhaul), 1943, 1943-11

 Item — Box 096, Folder: 011
Identifier: 20200103
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Manual Authority: Government Operator (authoritative directive)Scope: available portions of AP 1590B cover Rolls-Royce Merlin model differences and engine timingContents include portions of AP 1590B: - Introduction to Volume II, Part 3 (Instructions for Overhaul) - Table of Main Differences in Design of Merlin Engines - Section 2 (Repair and Reconditioning) - Chapter 3 (Piston, Connecting Rods and Crankshaft - Section 2 (Repair and...
Dates: Publication: 1943; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Revised: 1943-11

Operator's Handbook: A and C Series 4 cyclinder Continental Red Seal Aircraft Engines for your Piper Airplane, Circa late 1930s-early 1940s

 Item — Box 096, Folder: 003
Identifier: 20212020
Scope and Contents Document Type: Operators Handbook Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative directive)Note under "Service": "The engines described in this Handbook are of similar design and construction, their differences being in accessory drives, piston size, etc. Cylinders of aluminum heads and steel barrels are individually assembled to crankcase. Provisions are made for a Starter, Fuel Pump, Fuel Injector, and Oil Cooler on all "A" series en-gines. Provisions are made on all "C" series engines...
Dates: Publication: Circa late 1930s-early 1940s

Overhaul Manual for Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr. (R-985) B4 & B5 and Wasp (R-1340 S1H1, S1H2, S3H1, S3H2, S3H1-G, and S1H4 Engines, 1954-02, 1979-10

 Item — Box Series 3-001, Folder: 007
Identifier: 20060315
Scope and Contents Document Type: Overhaul Manual Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative directive) Document Number: P&W Part No. 123440From the Introduction: “This overhaul manual contains the information required for the major overhaul of Wasp Jr. and Wasp engines manufactured by Pratt & Whitney Aircraft of Canada, Ltd., Longueuil, Province of Quebec, J4K 4X9, Canada and the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, Division of United Technologies Corporation, East Hartford, Connecticut 06108. It is...
Dates: Publication: 1954-02; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Revised: 1979-10

Sub-series IV.B: Aircraft Engine Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The AEHS collection includes material donated by AEHS Members to the Society and later to the UAH Archives and Special Collections. This includes thousands of published and manuscript documents, drawings, charts, 16mm film and 35mm film clips, aviation sounds, and emphemera. The collection as includes publications and documents donated by non-AEHS donors such as George Martin and Saverio Morea. The AEHS collection includes subjects on aviation training, aircraft research and...
Dates: 1911 - 2013

Sub-series VI.B: Aircraft Operations (Engine)

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The AEHS collection includes material donated by AEHS Members to the Society and later to the UAH Archives and Special Collections. This includes thousands of published and manuscript documents, drawings, charts, 16mm film and 35mm film clips, aviation sounds, and emphemera. The collection as includes publications and documents donated by non-AEHS donors such as George Martin and Saverio Morea. The AEHS collection includes subjects on aviation training, aircraft research and...
Dates: 1911 - 2013

The Aircraft Engine and its Operation, 1962-01, 1951

 Item — Box MC-019-TBD, Folder: TBD
Identifier: 20191011
Scope and Contents Document Type: Engine Operations ManualDocument Number: PWA109702From the FOREWORD: The aircraft engine is designed to power aircraft in flight. Its construction, installation, servicing, and repair present many interesting and important problems; but its actual operation is, naturally, of more immediate concern to the pilot. A number of texts, handbooks, and manuals are available which discuss the principles of engine design and installation, and describe the...
Dates: Publication: 1962-01; Copyright: 1951